Teen arrested after driving across Park Ridge baseball field

Park Ridge police say a Norwood Park teen was drunk and carrying a large amount of marijuana when he was seen driving across the baseball fields of a city park last week.

Sean O’Boyle, 19, of the 6000 block of North Naper Avenue, was driving west on Glenlake Avenue approaching Lincoln Avenue on the night of Sept. 29 when a witness reported that he hit a parked car. O’Boyle’s vehicle then backed up and struck a wooden post near the curb before moving forward again and hitting a tree, the witness told police.

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Park Ridge Deputy Police Chief Lou Jogmen said the witness, a 21-year-old Park Ridge man, was inside his own car when he followed O’Boyle’s vehicle as it drove through Southwest Park, 1600 S. Lincoln Ave., and onto the baseball fields.

Police were able to stop O’Boyle’s vehicle, but he exited the car and allegedly attempted to walk away. Officers reportedly smelled alcohol on his breath and he was taken into custody and transported to Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago to be examined due to the multiple car accidents, police said.

A passenger inside the car, identified as Jordan Burgos, 19, of the 1100 block of Peterson Avenue, Park Ridge, was charged with underage drinking. He released on his own recognizance.

O’Boyle is currently being held in Cook County Jail without bond due to unrelated criminal charges in other police jurisdictions.

According to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, O’Boyle appeared in bond court on Oct. 2 on charges of burglary and criminal damage to property. He also has a pending case for a possession of a controlled substance charge, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.